State fines Mission Tavern, suspends license Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 8:22 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
People protesting the shutdown stand on County Highway 3 in front of Mission Tavern offering free pizza Saturday, Dec. 12, in Mission Township. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
A coalition of Minnesota businesses mostly restaurants and bars are defying a new mandate from Gov. Tim Walz that prohibits services like indoor dining in the coming weeks.
Walz announced Wednesday, Dec. 16, he would extend an order keeping restaurants and bars closed for indoor service and would authorize elementary schools to reopen with coronavirus mitigation measures in place.
Walz also announced more state aid will be distributed to struggling bars and restaurants, with $88 million to be released in the coming days. The bill includes a further $114.8 million is to be allocated to the state’s 87 counties, which will distribute the monies to local businesses as they
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Jeff McCulloch came up with the idea to give away pizza all while bringing some attention to Walz’s executive order to close bars and restaurants for four weeks and how it is hurting the businesses.
“If we can’t serve them inside, we’ll serve them outside,” Jeff McCulloch said. He said their customers have been supportive of them.
“We’re just trying to run a business and we don’t need any help from anyone else,” he said.
Kevin McCulloch said you can’t run a business with takeout alone.
“You lose money every day when you can’t be open,” he said.